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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 3.7
Author: smalworld0

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 8

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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11361

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This ship offers a totally different Carnival experience. We were very disappointed with embarkation, mildly disappointed with the dining room, delighted with debarkation.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible experience at embarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

dining room okay, specialty rest. good, buffet fair

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

N/A

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

exactly what we needed.

Ship tip

Prepare to walk. It's large.

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Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

10 Comments

marques41 2 years ago

You need a smaller ship.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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jennig1 2 years ago

We were on the Mardi Gras in October. Embarkation was smooth as silk. We got there within our time frame, was on board in probably 15 minutes. Now if you get there early, there are lines for your time slot, and those people were having to wait until their time to board. Debarking was quick and easy as well. We did self assist, and was pulling out of parking garage by 7:45.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Apparently this ship isn’t for you. Appreciate your feedback.

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Curt34 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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Ship2Shora 2 years ago

Thanks for the review, just curious as to how they blew the embarkation process for you? I'm getting nervous about embarking soon with all the added protocols 🙄

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Curious to how ON BOARD ACTOVITIES were N/A?

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Review much different than others

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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